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Date: | Wednesday 8 April 2009 |
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Type: | Avro RJ85A |
Owner/operator: | SA Airlink Investments (Pty) Ltd |
Registration: | ZS-ASW |
MSN: | E2313 |
Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | O.R. Tambo International Airport, Gauteng -
South Africa
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Phase: | Taxi |
Nature: | - |
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Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The aircraft was being taxied to "C Apron" from parking area " M Apron" between Runway 03L and SAA Technical, crossed the grass covered perimeter and ploughed through a 2.2m high brick wall. The aircraft had no or little hydraulic power for steering or braking. The nosegear then went down an embankment and the aircraft bottomed out on the rubble. There is damage to the nose-cone, wrinkling of the fuselage skin below the cockpit and damge to the underside of the aircraft. The aircraft since has been repaired and is back in service.
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